Fang Miaomiao moved quickly, soon reaching the top of a coconut tree.
Holding onto the trunk with one hand, she looked down. Seeing no one below, she reached behind her for the knife and began to work on a coconut.
*Bang!*
*Bang, bang!*
One by one, Fang Miaomiao tossed coconuts down from the tree.
Wen Yan'an stood not far away, craning his neck to watch the composed and agile figure in the tree.
"Not enough," Fang Miaomiao muttered. She scanned her surroundings, locked onto a target, and descended the tree.
After a brief word with Wen Yan'an, Fang Miaomiao approached the target she had spotted from the tree.
Then, witnessed by Wen Yan'an and the livestream audience, Fang Miaomiao tucked the knife behind her back, gripped the coconut tree with both hands, found a comfortable position, and began to climb, using both her hands and feet.
[I swear, I'm finally seeing why they say monkeys are ancestors of humans. Fang Miaomiao's tree-climbing movements make me believe it. How can she be so agile?]
[This is still a female celebrity? What a disgrace. What female celebrity climbs trees? She's been a pampered rich girl for decades. Now it seems she's inherently low-class. She hasn't learned a single thing about proper etiquette for the wealthy. The genes for climbing trees and working in fields are innate for poor people. Low-class trash is just low-class trash, never to grace the high society.]
[Where did this dog crawl out from? What's wrong with being from the countryside? If you're so capable, don't eat the rice grown by rural people. Three generations back, your family were farmers. Now you look down on farmers? Who gave you the right? Administrator, kick this person out. Better yet, gather evidence and sue them.]
[Although I don't particularly like Fang Miaomiao, I have to say, the person calling Fang Miaomiao low-class isn't any better. What did Fang Miaomiao ever do to you? This is too much. We're all women; I don't know how you can say such things.]
[Screenshotted. We will proceed with legal action.]
Behind the screen, a girl wearing glasses saw the administrator's message and her pupils constricted.
This was a joke, right? Some of the insults directed at Fang Miaomiao online were even nastier than hers, and nothing happened to those people. She chose to join in the curses when she was in a bad mood, seeing that no one else faced consequences.
After all, no one knew anyone else online. Moreover, with so many people scolding Fang Miaomiao, her contribution wouldn't make a difference.
If the authorities really wanted to catch these trolls, they would have done it long ago, not wait until now.
With this thought, the girl with glasses relaxed slightly, but the lingering anxiety made her close her computer and lie on the bed, wrapping herself tightly in the quilt.
*Knock, knock!*
A knock came from outside the door.
"Who is it?" the girl shouted bravely.
"Hello, we are from the Public Security Bureau. We received a report that someone posted defamatory content online, damaging another person's reputation. Please open the door and cooperate with an inspection according to law."
The girl, who had gotten out of bed to open the door, was thoroughly shocked. She looked through the peephole and saw two people in police uniforms outside.
It's over!
A thought flashed through the girl's mind.
"Please open the door and accompany us to assist with the investigation. If you refuse, we will take further action according to law."
The girl didn't know how she opened the door or how she left with the police.
She couldn't understand why she was the only one being sued when so many people on the internet had insulted Fang Miaomiao, with some using even more offensive language.
Was it just because she was an ordinary citizen? Lacking power and influence?
This was unfair, utterly unfair. She just followed the crowd and hadn't done anything outrageous.
Fortunately, the other party only asked her to write a statement of self-criticism to be posted on her Weibo account, without imposing fines or demanding compensation.
Thinking of this, her feelings became somewhat complicated.
"The internet is very advanced, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want online, wantonly destroying and insulting others. Remember, harsh words can freeze a person's bones even in June," the police officer who escorted her out said earnestly. "Go back and think about it."
Not long after, an apology statement appeared online.
Due to the involvement of certain individuals, this apology statement was directly pushed to the hot search.
[Apology statement? Am I seeing this correctly? Holy crap, so what that administrator in Fang Miaomiao's livestream said was true? They actually reported it?]
[Nonsense, it's clearly stated in black and white. I don't understand what grudge these people have against Fang Miaomiao to insult her so much. Some of the words are even hard for me, a man, to stomach.]
[This is for the best, it serves as a deterrent. Now, when some people have a bad time in real life, they go online like madmen and vent their anger on whoever they find.]
Fang Miaomiao was unaware of the storm her situation had caused online. At this moment, she was ecstatically hugging coconuts and heading back to base camp.
"Wow, Miaomiao, how did you get so many coconuts?" Zhou Jiaxin asked in disbelief, seeing the pile of coconuts they were carrying, and quickly went to greet them.
"Climbed trees," Fang Miaomiao chuckled, letting Zhou Jiaxin take her coconuts. "We climbed up the trees to get them, so we got quite a lot."
"That's amazing," Zhou Jiaxin said enviously.
"How about we use the coconuts and fish to make coconut fish soup later?" Fang Miaomiao asked excitedly.
"Sure, Miaomiao, you decide."
After just a few meals, Zhou Jiaxin's taste buds had been completely conquered by Fang Miaomiao.
"Okay, Senior Zhou."
After putting down the coconuts, the group went to the beach to check on Cui Yongsi and Cui Mantong, who had been assigned the fishing task.
After walking for a while, they saw a small figure sitting on a large rock, diligently fishing.
As for the larger figure, he was lying on the rock, resting with his eyes closed.
Zhou Jiaxin shook her head with a wry smile.
"Mom, Aunt Miaomiao and Teacher Zhou are here," Cui Yongsi called out helplessly.
"Coming, who's here?" Cui Mantong instinctively stood up from the rock, looking groggily at the sea. "Fish, where are the fish?"
Cui Yongsi awkwardly rubbed his nose. "Mom, I mean, Aunt Miaomiao..."
Before he could finish speaking, his mother's eyes lit up, and she almost jumped into the sea to greet Fang Miaomiao and the others.
"Slow down, slow down!" Fang Miaomiao's heart pounded as she saw her movement and shouted, "Be careful!"
"Heh heh, Miaomiao, Senior Zhou, what brings you here?"
"My coconut task is finished. On the way back to base camp, I happened to run into Senior Zhou, so we came together."
"Miaomiao, you're truly amazing."
"Miaomiao, Mantong, you two chat. I'm going to go attend to some other matters."
"Alright, Senior Zhou."
After seeing Zhou Jiaxin off, Fang Miaomiao picked up Cui Yongsi and stayed on the rock with Cui Mantong.